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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1993

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IT IS ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY OF THAILAND AND THE PHILATELISTS ASSOCIATION OF THAILAND TO CELEBRATE THE 110TH ANNIVERSARY OF THAI POSTAL SERVICES AND THE FIRST ISSUE OF STAMPS BY THE THAI POST OFFICE.

THE

EXHIBITION HAS THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE FEDERATION OF INTERNATIONAL PHILATELY AND THE FEDERATION OF INTER-ASIAN PHILATELY.

THE

DEFINITIVE STAMP SHEETLET IS DESIGNED BY MR ARDE LAM AND

PRINTED BY JOH ENSCHEDE OF THE NETHERLANDS.

FOR

ADVANCE INFORMATION OF THE PUBLIC, THE SHEETLET WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AND SHATIN CENTRAL POST OFFICE FROM SEPTEMBER 28.

THE STAMP

SHEETLETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT $10 EACH. MATCHING SOUVENIR COVERS AT $1 EACH WILL BE ON SALE FROM SEPTEMBER 28.

BOTH ITEMS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ALL POST OFFICES EXCEPT THE AIRPORT POST OFFICE. THERE WILL BE NO ADVANCE ORDER SERVICE.

ON OCTOBER 5, EACH PERSON IN THE QUEUE MAY BUY ONLY 10 STAMP

SHEETLETS.

A HAND-BACK SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED AT ALL POST OFFICES, EXCEPT THE AIRPORT POST OFFICE, FOR OFFICIAL OR PRIVATELY MADE COVERS BEARING AN INDICATION OF THE OCCASION.

A SPECIAL DATESTAMP WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR THE HAND-BACK SERVICE AND A CACHET WILL ALSO BE INTRODUCED FOR GENERAL CANCELLATION PURPOSES.

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DRAWING CONTEST FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN CHILDREN

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CHILDREN LIVING OR STUDYING IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN ARE INVITED TO JOIN IN AN ANNUAL DRAWING CONTEST TO BE HELD IN THE GARDEN PLAZA OF HONG KONG PARK ON OCTOBER 17.

A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE COMPETITION, WHICH WAS POPULAR AMONG CHILDREN, ATTRACTED MORE THAN 300 PARTICIPANTS EACH YEAR.

HE SAID ENTRIES FOR THIS YEAR'S EVENT WOULD CLOSE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH AND WOULD BE ACCEPTED ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS.

THE CONTEST IS DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS. THE JUNIOR SECTION, FOR CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN FOUR AND NINE, HAS THE THEME "NATURAL

LANDSCAPES".

THE SENIOR SECTION, OPEN TO THOSE AGED BETWEEN 10 AND 15, WILL FEATURE THE PRESENT OR FUTURE OUTLOOK OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT.

/A THIRD